Razor-strop.



L H. MAC BRIDE.

RAZOR STROP.

APPLICATION FILI-:D MMI. 2. |911.

Patented 0G12. 30, 1917.

vwntoz J. H. MHCBRIDE kJai-MESH. MACBRIDE, or Tarn, CALIFORNIA.

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T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MAGBRIDE, citizen of the yUnited States, residing at Taft., in the county. ,of Kern and State of California, have invented certain new and useful lmproyenients in Razor-Strops, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

This' invention relates tov razor strops, and particularly to certain details of construction of they strop whereby the stropping sur- ,face is cushioned and at the saine time suitably supported to secure the stropping acjtion and also Vto certainiinproved details whereby the end yokes'at the ends of the strop may be readily connected thereto.

Y A. further object of the invention 'is topprovide a razor strop of this kind vwherein `the strop is adaptedto 'be supported at one end and held by the hand of the user at the other end, but in whichthe middle portion of the strop is given a relatively firm support thus Seurns a better ,Sweeping action,

Other objects will 'appearin the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a razor strop constructed in accordance with my invention' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base, the paper layer 15 being partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the base portion of the strop looking at the opposite face thereof;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; f

Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view through the completed strop Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary edge elevation of the completed strop.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that what may be termed the base of the strop consists of a wooden strip, of any desired length, and of suitable width for the strop, this strip being designated 10. This strip is made of relatively thin wood, such as pine. The ends of this wooden strip 10 are thinned down as at 11 and attached to these thinned down ends, in any suitable manner, as for instance by the tacks 12, are

the leather pieces 13 which have a Width equal to the width of the strip 10 and of any ,Speciatipl of letters aan, Application ledMarch 2, 19117,- Serial No. 152,094.

'feltis first pasted to rammed eet se. nu t.

suitable length. EX-tendingalong the edges of the strip 10 is a binding 14 ofv paper, or

4Vother suitable fabric, this binding extending f along the lateral edges of the base'xifl and along they lateral edges fof the leatherpieees 13. Glued, pasted, or otherwise attached to -each face of the strip 10 is a longitudinally extending` strip of paper 15, which preferably has a widthV equal to the distanceben tween the inturned edges ofthe binding 1li.

|llhese strips 15 are'glued uniformly over Y their entire inner surfaces so" as-to vlieiiat downupon thewnoden'basefw. g 011e tace of the strop is to be provided vwith 'hone v 1,5a

andthefother face of the strop is provided with a plurality of felt vcushioning strip 18 of 'iin'effgrained leathen# 1n constructing the stropping lface, thelayer 17 of the leather 18A and then, when dry, the edge of theg'felt is shaved to a feather `edge, then the r'second strip of felt 16fis` pasted over the iirst strip of felt and these two pieces of felt and the strop, after being nected to each other, are in turn glued or pasted to the face of the base, that is, glued over the paper surface 15 and the inturned margin of the binding 14, in the manner shown in Fig. 5. The cushioning stripsl, 17 and the leather strip 18 are slightly narrower than the width of the base of the strop.

After the several layers 0r thicknesses of material are attached to each other, as bestrip'sf 161 and 1f? and a leather fore described, the yokes 19 are connected to i' the ends of the strop by the leather clips 20. Each clip is folded upon itself so as to einbrace the end of the strop and is sewed to the end of the strop by the stitching 21. It will be seen that the inner line of stitching 21 passes through the flexible leather ends 13 and not through the wooden base 10. This makes it an easy matter to stitch the clips 20 on to the ends of the strop andthus connect the yokes 19 to the strop. One of layer of paper l5, and the tvvo layers of felt 16 and 17 form a perfect cushion for the stropping layer 18.

My improved strop provides for a cush-V ioned but firm support of the stropping leather, and at the same time the strop has y all the capabilities of a flexible strop; The clips holding the handle and the swivel yoke in place may be readily seWed on. A strop constructed in accordance With my invention gives a irm support for the razor While being honed, but has suilicient flexibility to ysecure all the advantages of a purely flexible strop, it may be cheaply made, and is very eective in practice.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is p l. A strop of the character described, cornprising a base formed of a Wooden strip less in length than the total length of the strop, leather pieces attached to the ends of said basepiece and extending beyond it, ahoning layer and a' stropping layer operatively attached to opposite faces of the base, leather f clips embracing the leather pieces at the ends of the base piece and attached theretoby sewing, and yokes engaged by said clips.

2. A razor strop of the character described, comprising a longitudinally extend ing relatively stili' base less in length than the full length of the strop and having its thickness reduced at its ends, leather pieces Copies of this patent may be obtained for attached to the reduced ends of the base piece and extending beyond it, leather clips each folded .upon itself and embracing the leather piece at the end of the base piece and seWed thereto, and yokes engaged by said clips.

3. In a strop of the character described, a relatively stiff longitudinally extending base, leather strips attached to the base and extending beyond it at each end, strips of binding material extending over the side edges of the base and of said strips, strips of paper pasted upon opposite faces of vthe base piece between said binding strips, strop cushioning layers superimposed upon each other and pasted to each other and to one face of the base, a stropping layer pasted to the face of the outer cushioning layer,leather clips each folded upon itself and embracing .the leather strips at the ends of the strop Vand sewed thereto, the inside row of stitching being disposed outward of the adjacent end of said stiff base and passing through the leather pieces at the ends of the base, andhandle and swiveled yokes engaged by said clips. f f In testimony whereof l hereiuito afiix signature inthe presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES Il. MAoBRlDE. Witnesses:

CHARLES DEL BoNDio, NELLIE G. LEM-IY.

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